No Need To Question

There is a life form: a complex being — human. It is conscious. It is aware. The being can formulate thoughts. Thoughts come and go. A question arises out of those thoughts: "Why are we here?" or "What does it all mean?" or "Is there a God?" No matter how hard we try, it seems that no satisfactory answer can be found.

Perhaps there is no answer. Perhaps the question is flawed. Perhaps the real answer is this: There are no words which can fully explain and/or express this unfathomable state of being. The seeker ultimately understands that he or she must go beyond words and thoughts in order to know his or her Highest State.

There is a desire to know. Desire is produced by thoughts. The mind is now preoccupied with this desire. We try to understand through intellect. Intellect is a product of the mind; the capacity to think. So again, we have thoughts preoccupying the mind and clouding awareness of the present moment. In these conditions, we feel removed from the present experience, and the present experience is who we are.

The Self is limitless, and thus, unknowable. It is untouchable; unable to be probed and fully understood by intellect. In the same sense that you do not have the ability to see your own eyes or to touch the tip of your finger with that same finger, the Self cannot be known because it is the Source — the Source from which everything, including intellect, originates.

We use words, concepts, and images in an effort to understand it all. However, we inevitably fail to grasp that which cannot be held. But, paradoxically, when the effort to have it all in your grasp ceases, there is a deep sense of understanding. A knowing beyond intellect arises; on its own.

From the Cheng-tao Ke:

Like the empty sky it has no boundaries,
Yet it is right in this place, ever profound and clear
When you see to know it, you cannot see it
You cannot take hold of it
But you cannot lose it
In not being able to get it, you get it
When you are silent, it speaks;
When you speak, it is silent.
The great gate is wide open to bestow alms,
And no crowd is blocking the way

There is no need to question. The answer is here and now.